Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-23
District Government Affair.".

COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS.
JAS. Redfern requests the grading, paving and
sewering OF the alley in square 1O5 c. A. Gilpin,
OF No. 1915 18th street northwest calls attention
to the condition OF the alley In square 2O6.
THE FIRE LIMITS.
A STAR reporter to-day asked Commissioner
Ludlow II he had considered the matter OF extend
ing the fire limits within the boundaries OF the
city. He replied that he had not given the matter
his attention as yet, but he Is inclined to agree
with Mr.. Entwisle that while the limits should be
extended In certain directions they should not be
made to cover every weed-cOvered patch OF ground
IN the city; Col. Ludlow is looking well since his
return to the city, and to-day attacked the piles OF
papers which had accumulated upon his desk dur
Ing his absehce with his customary energy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
commissioner Wheatley yesterday approved the
finding OF the trial board in the case OF officer NJ
gent and dismissed him from the force. Nugent
was charged with intOxicat1on.
The Commissioners have written President Gar
rett, OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., that
the on the Anacostia crossing is seldom
| at his post. and that, therefore, several per-
sons have narrowly escaped injury by trains pass
Ninety -four applicants have been examined by
the board for the examination of steam engineers.
FIDELITY ArPKEcIArED.-Mr. Chas Baum to-day
presented to Mr.. E. Pfferling, who has been con-
nected with his business enterprises for the past
| thirteen years, handsome and valuable diamond
pin OF appropriate design, containing thirteen
dialnondS-one for each year OF association. IL is
| needless to add that the testimonial is highly
| priced by its recipient.
| MUSTERED IN THE MlLIrIA-Gen. Ordway last
evening mustered In the Washington Cadet Corps,
Major Fleetwood, as part of the District National
Guard. Two hundred and eighty-three men took
| the oath. Gen. Ordway made a brief address, and
was banQueted by the corps.
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improved property is presented by auction next to
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| Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
SCHOOL CLosING.-The closing exercises Of st.
| Mary'S Academy, conducted by the Sisters OF the
| Holy Cross, took place this morning at the opera
House. The hall was thronged and the exercises
| OF Il most pleasant character. A drama In two
acts, 'The Siege of Valencia" was rendered in ex-
cellent style by the young ladies, and medals pre-
lniums; and honors were distributed by the pastor
REQUIsIrION FOR BILLY WHLIAMs.-Gov Lee will
to-day send to the governor OF Maryland requi-
Sition for arrested at Oakland, in that State
supposed TO be Billy Williams, who is charged with
| the murder OF Policeman Arnold here in May last.
49,, NOTES.-The mayor at his last court added 8 to
| his use of a bean-shOoter. VIM. Murray and Frank
Manzer 81 each for fighting at Jones Point, and
find some difficulty in completing their Organiza-
tion and will have To pick fiints and try again.-
| refer HhnraJty mas bought lou on the southeast
| corner OF Madison and Washington streets for
! S4JO.--Mr. Reuben is about to put up three fine
| dwellings on Prince street, between Royal and
| Fairfax streets, with Il. +. Price AS architect
| Alfred Webb. colored. who died at the age OF
nlnety-nne years, was buried to-day from his
| home Oh Commerce, near West street.
battling With RevOlvers.
A DEsPERADos FATAL CONFLICT WITH POLICE
OFFICER
A desperate fight occurred in New Orleans Tues
dav bat,xy Dol
and negro named William Taylor in which the
latter killed. Taylor had been on a SPREE and
| in company with another negro had threatened
woman's life. The latter reported the negroes to
the police, and officers sent to arrest them.
While the policemen detailed for that purpose
were searching for Taylor and his colnrade the
wOman'appealed TO Officer Griffin who on the
beat, Tor protection saying that Taylor had again
threatened her, and was then only block or two
| away, h6urishing pistol and terrorizing the
neighbOrhOOd. AS she spoke pistol Shot was
heard, and Griffin. running to the spot, learned
that Taylor had Shot at another unOfending negro
woman.
Grinin found Taylor out in the street threaten
ing 10 Kill any one who approached him The OIL
Ger walked up to the negro, and selling his arm
put him under arrest. For answer, Taylor wheeled
on the policeman and fired, the bullet passing
Before Taylor could fire again the officer grappled
with him, and in the struggle which followed
revolver and attempted to shoot again while strug-
| Cling on the ground. Griffin who by this time
drawn Ills own pistol, Qreu Twice. one Sl0t
tering Taylor's head from the top, and the other
| passing through the brain from behind the left
ear, killing him instantly. Griffin faint from
| haustion and loss OF blood, was taken to the hos
pital where it was found that Tayior's bullet had
| passed through the arm and under the left arm
| pit lodging in the back. The wound, although
severe, is not regarded as dangerous.
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THE HAvRE DE GRACE ACADEMIA dispatch
from Havre de Grace Md, says the evidence at the
| inquest yesterday on the body OF Alexander Gau-
trOn, OF Philadelphia, who was killed in railroad
collision at that place Tuesday evening, fully
robOrated the statement or the engineer OF the
limited to the failure OF the air brakes work.
The most evident safeguard against similar acct
dent In the future Is the placing OF the signals
greater distance from the points where the double
| track merges.
The coored people OF st. Louis are making prepa-
rations to participate i'll the reception to the g. A.
T. The general committee has approved their
| thems by 900 children as the procession passes
| and the presentation OF a series OF resolutions.
viii shortly visit New York, Washington and other
| eastern Cities and try to induce cOlOred soldiers
and cOlOred members OF the Grand Army to at
| tend the encaInpment.
HAULED Down THE GREEN FLAG-wm NJ Muir
terta1ned party OF friends On board his yacht in
| Bantry Bay, ireland, yesterday, and hOisted the
Irish flag at the masthead OF his vessel. Her ma
| Jestys ship Shannon, which was cruising in the
| vicinity, bore down upon Mr.. Murphy's yacht and
| the captain OF the lnan-Of-war sent a party OF
| marines aboard to haul the green flag down. This
| was done, and the obnoxious emblem carried back
| to the shannon.
|
| A MURDEROUs SPOOK.-TwO ladies and two gen.
| tlememen OF Aurora, No., met in parOr the
| other evening and determined out or sport to
| hold mock spiritualtstic seance. While they
were quietly sitting around table telling ghost
stories, the table was seized by some unseen power
and carried quickly upto the ceiling, from which
II was hurried to the moor with great violence In
Its fall the table struck one OF the young men on
the head, rendering him unconscious. Physicians
were called in, and the unfortunate man conveyed
| TO his home, but he Is not expected to recover
~ PRICES ON Texas OurLAws-GOv. Ross, Of
Texas, has issued proclamation affiXing a
standing reward OF 81 600 for the arrest and
| conviction or each train robber after that date:
$500 for each person who may take part with
| mob In the crime OF murder, and $3.50 for each
person convicted OF conspiracy to rob train or
commit murder
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